The following is a courtesy listing. Please share! BENJI HAS AN UPDATE! READ IT HERE! Do you recognize this dog? On Friday, he was taken to a grooming facility in Montreal. His condition was deplorable, his underbelly was completely matted and he had easily not been groomed for a year. His owner never returned. He is small-medium in size – …

*MAY 22 UPDATE: HAPPY ENDING! READ ABOUT IT HERE!   The following is a courtesy listing. Please share!    Holly is a little Maltese, 4 years old, female, weighs 7-8 lbs. and was adopted from Animatch (a puppy mill mom) a few months ago. A friend of her human’s took her out today (Thursday April 5th) – she slipped out …

Anna Maria Ranieri is one of our dog bloggers – not to mention, a huge animal lover and professional groomer/owner at Pampered Pets of Westmount.  Read her bio here.   Check out her archived grooming articles here.   She’s just found out that her older dog McGwire has cancer and he doesn’t have much time left, sadly.    Anna Maria is looking for …

Just adopted a chinese crested powder puff, 2 yrs old from an emergency rescue. She was used for repeated breeding. She gave birth to 5 puppy 3 months ago. Each time I try to put the leash on she freezes, and when dragged doesn’t move. Also regresses and all behaviours. Subsequently cannot be taken for a walk. Your precious assistance will be greatly appreciated. …

It’s March 18th and we’re at Montreal’s 188th St. Patrick’s Parade giving green MDB bandanas away to dogs in the crowd!  See our Facebook Page for photos! 

PLEASE SHARE! The following is a courtesy listing for Gaspard, who was lost almost a week ago.  Please share – and click the poster below to enlarge further details. Thanks for keeping an eye out!     

Montreal Dog Blog is excited to team up with the Montreal SPCA for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 18th! This year’s theme is “Be a Super-Hero!  Rescue me!” and events like this one just wouldn’t be possible without the support of the SPCA’s extended family – volunteers! Would you like to be part of the longest-running St. …

I’ve been meaning to write a post on Hazel for quite some time now, but I’ve always wanted to have a few more photos to give a greater sense of exactly how amazing she is. Well. Photos, or not, it’s time. Hazel came into rescue as an abused puppy mill survivor (her fantastic story is here), and has found her …

Losing a pet is never easy. Even when we know they’ve lived a long and full life, it is still a difficult thing to go through. But to have them taken from us in a brutal fashion is unthinkable. Pets are our companions, our friends, our family.  Only people who have loved and lost pets can understand this particular kind …

Lola Pug spends as little time outside as she can when the temperatures dip, and this generally makes exercising her a big issue when January/February comes around. We can only visit her pug buddies so many times until we all become bored with each other. (and my baking isn’t THAT good as to garner continual invitations) We have an arsenal …